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• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Can I just go back to Commissioner Dobson and can I add my congratulations to you for your years of service to London. It is the hymn sheet that your borough commanders are speaking from that concerns me. Like Joanne [McCartney] said, I was at a partnership meeting and we welcomed the presentation and it was a thorough presentation, but the presentation gave the view that this was within the context of some sort of policy framework and that, if you like, there had been political decisions made in terms of, yes, we are looking for efficiencies and, yes, you...

• Reference: 2008/0108-1
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 03 December 2008

Let us go onto the second part of this session and let us welcome our colleague, Mr Coleman, who is here in his role as Chairman of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). Let us also welcome the Commissioner of the Fire Service, Mr Dobson. It is usual to take a statement either from the Chair or from the Commissioner.

• Reference: 2003/0299
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

What role will existing London sporting facilities play in the Olympics and is modernisation a key element of bid preparation? .

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

Thank you for that, Barbara. But, let me just push you. Are you saying that at this stage you do not envisage any large infrastructural build? I say this because I had a meeting with a number of people across London and they find that hard to believe, given what we have seen from other Olympics, and given what we have seen in Barcelona, when that stadium was not used; and given that we know that the Sydney stadium is empty unless there is a major game. So it is about assurance. Londoners would be quite happy if you are...

• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 15 October 2003

I have two colleagues whose constituencies are in east London and they have some questions. Before I hand over to them, let me just ask a question. How can we use the transforming power of young people in our inner city areas, especially young people from ethnic minority communities, who, at their best, are some of the best sports performers, We note your appointment of Dalton Grant. Can you just tell us how you are actually going to put together a programme to include them from now, rather than call them at the ninth hour? Surely, now is an opportunity...